âThat (day) affected me and I know it affected some of the other boys as well.â
He now experienced mood swings and anxiousness in large crowds but could not explain why, and nor did he need to in the company of veterans. East Timor and Afghanistan veteran Mark Preston at the Mackay Remembrance Day commemorative ceremony at Jubilee Park in 2020. Picture: Zizi Averill
âYou canât compare Vietnam to the Middle East to East Timor or any other conflict ⦠each has its own experiences,â Mr Preston said.
RSL Queensland state president Tony Ferris said the communityâs need for the organisationâs support was âfar greater and more complex than ever beforeâ.